30468 - Provision of Services for Propane Boiler Conversion and Electrical Upgrade

This Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) is an invitation by the Government of Manitoba (“Manitoba”), as represented by the Department of Public Service Delivery, Capital Project Planning and Delivery (“CPPD”) on behalf of the Owner of the project, Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation (“Owner”) to prospective Contractors to submit proposals for Propane Boiler Conversion and Electrical Upgrade as further described in Section 1 of the RFP Particulars (Appendix 3) (the “Work”).

In consideration of Manitoba’s procurement policies and applicable trade agreements, for this Solicitation, preference will be given to Canadian suppliers who have submitted compliant submissions meeting all essential requirements of the solicitation. Manitoba may re-issue this tender at its sole discretion.

Manitoba and the Contractor acknowledge and agree that, upon contract award, the Contractor shall collaborate with Manitoba to identify and procure an alternative product in cases where a non-Canadian manufactured product has been proposed. Alternative products made in Canada will be preferred and must be equivalent in quality and performance to the originally specified product, where possible. Any cost variances shall be substantiated with supporting documentation, including invoices and receipts.

The work is being done in Tundra Apartment at 33 Bernier Street, Churchill, Manitoba. Work site location will be occupied during construction.

Procurement and Supply Chain (PSC) is administering this RFP process. For the purposes of this procurement process, the “RFP Contact” will be:
RFP Contact: Li Li
Email: bids@gov.mb.ca
Subject Title: Project No. 2025-110-7813-P Propane Boiler Conversion and Electrical Upgrade

Proponents and their representatives are not permitted to contact any employees, officers, agents, elected or appointed officials, or other representatives of Manitoba or CPPD other than the RFP Contact, concerning matters regarding this RFP. Failure to adhere to this rule may result in the disqualification of the proponent and the rejection of the proponent’s proposal.

Pre-Bid Meeting

An optional pre-bid meeting has been scheduled as follows:
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Date and Time: January 28, 2026 at 10:00AM Central time

Proponents are to pre-register for the pre-bid meeting by email to the Project manager at arly.lagman@gov.mb.ca by 12:00PM on January 27, 2026. A Microsoft Teams link to the pre-bid meeting will be sent as confirmation of attendance. It is the Proponents responsibility to ensure registration and confirmation has been received prior to the meeting. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting will be confirmed and recorded.

A site visit is optional, and none is currently scheduled. However, if Proponents wish to view the site, please contact the Project Manager.
Proponents are not entitled to rely on information received from CPPD, the Owner’s representatives or other third parties at the pre-bid meeting or the site visit unless the RFP Contact has provided the information in writing.
Questions during the pre-bid meeting or site visit should be submitted in writing to RFP contact and will be addressed through an addendum.

Deadline for questions February 4, 2026. All questions must be submitted to the RFP Contact at bids@gov.mb.ca. CPPD will only address questions that were sent to this email address.

Bid submission deadline is February 12, 2026 at 4:00:00 P.M. CDT. This is an ebid submission and all bids must be uploaded through MERX. No other form of Proposal submission will be accepted.